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REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FORESTRY, 
AUGUST, 1922 
September 22, 1922. 
Suijerinteudent of Forestry, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Dear Sir: 
The following statement of my actiAdties during August, 1922, is re- 
spectfully submitted: 
The first part of the month was spent on the island of Hawaii; I re- 
turned to Honolulu on August 19. 
HILO FOREST RESERVE 
Inspections on August 7 and 9 of the southeast corner of this Re- 
serve, from Kahoama 'Stream to the Olaa waterhead and the Wailuku 
River, failed to discover any cattle or fresh signs of cattle in that por- 
tion of the Reserve. A pipe was set on the east bank of the main Wai- 
luku River, opposite the confluence of Hookelekele Stream, for the pur- 
pose of making this portion of the Reserve boundary more definite. 
A small sketch map of this region was prepared, under date of Au- 
gust 15, and on a scale of 1 inch to 1000 feet, for the purpose of showing 
the ownerships and leases of adjacent lands, the status of fences on the 
forest reserve boundary, and particularly the relation of Kahoama 
Stream to the south channel of the Wailuku River. This south channel 
is actually a "flood-water meander" of the main Wailuku and, except 
in flood times, has only a small trickle of water in its bed. Copies of 
this map were furnished the Territorial Sanitary Engineer and the 
Hawaii County Engineer with suggestions regarding the development 
of an adequate water supply for the city of Hilo by tapping the Wai- 
luku River within the Hilo Forest Reserve. The relation of the Hiio 
Reserve to the city water supply was discussed at some length with the 
county officials on August 8. 
On August 9 the mauka fence of John Ventura's lease in Punahoa, co- 
incident with 1277 feet of the Hilo Forest Reserve boundary, was in- 
spected and approved. Although not constructed in accordance with 
our standard fence specifications, this fence was approved because it 
is a strictly private fence and was constructed of four barbed wires in a 
manner believed to be stock-proof under ordinary conditions. More 
freciuent inspection of such a fence will be required than of our standard 
fences. 
Three days were spent on the Akaka Falls project, finding and mark- 
ing corners, locating new trails, and preparing a sketch map of the area 
on a scale of 1 inch to 250 feet. On a considerable portion of . the area 
which is densely overgrown with staghorn fern, it is proposed to plant 
Moreton Bay fig trees for the purpose of shading out this vicious pest 
and making the area accessible. 
BOY SCOUT PLANTING PROJECT 
A conference with Mr. E. C. Houston, Boy Scout Executive of Hawaii 
Island, and Mr. Otto Hornung, a local troop leader, resulted in a plan 
for enabling local Scouts to get forestry experience by planting trees 
in designated areas in the southeast corner of the Hilo Forest Reserve. 
This work is expected to begin in October under the supervision of our 
local Ranger. 
